Delivery driver robbed in Monroe County

Tuesday

Jun 25, 2019 at 7:00 PMJun 25, 2019 at 7:09 PM

Two men knocked down a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver and choked him during a strong-arm robbery early Monday in Monroe County, police said.

The driver was making a delivery at 12:28 a.m. to the 9500 block of Jasmine Drive in The Pocono Country Place community in Tobyhanna when two men approached him, assaulted him and threw him to the ground according to Pocono Mountain Regional police. While he was on the ground, one of the men placed him in a choke hold and the other man went into the delivery driver’s car and stole $100 from the center console, police said.

Anyone with information or residents who may have video surveillance cameras in the area are asked to contact Pocono Mountain Regional police Detective Ryan Venneman at 570-895-2400.

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